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NexBank to Significantly Expand Mortgage Operations
DALLAS - NexBank, a leading North Texas banking and financial services company, today unveiled a plan to expand its retail and wholesale mortgage divisions to further enhance its developing service operation among a growing network of homeowners, real estate agents and mortgage profes

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Nomis Insights(TM) - Adding Science to the Art of Pricing
SAN BRUNO, Calif., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Nomis Solutions today announced the release of www.nomisinsights.com - the first pricing portal for retail banking. The pricing portal is initially focused on money market product pricing in th...

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Nomis Insights™ - Adding Science to the Art of Pricing
Nomis Solutions launches money markets pricing portal to help retail banking professionals make better pricing decisions./I/P PSan Bruno, CA (PRWEB) November 18, 2009 -- Nomis Solutions today announced the release of a href= http://www.nomisinsights.com onclick= linkClick( this.href )...

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Santander Launches No Fee Current Account
LEICESTER, UNITED KINGDOM -- 11/19/09 -- Santander today outlined the first of a series of initiatives aimed at radically changing retail banking in the UK, giving existing customers the chance to benefit from its success in becoming the most effic..

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Wells Fargo Supports Clean Technologies with New Commercial Banking Group
SAN FRANCISCO - Building on its commitment to a better environment and supporting a greener economy, Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced a new Commercial Banking group dedicated to supporting clean technology companies. Based in Palo Alto, Wells Fargo’s National Clean

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Harley-Davidson, Inc. Selects Investment Banking Firm to Assist in Sale of MV Agusta
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 19 -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) has selected the investment banking firm, BNP Paribas in Milan, to assist Harley-Davidson in the sale of MV Agusta. Harley-Davidson is currently identifying potential buyers for the Italian-based m...

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Cleantech Connect 2009 Awards
Inaugural event a success and winners announced.The first Cleantech Connect 2009 awards were held in London's St James' last night.Organised by GP Bullhound with Schroders Private Banking as a premium sponsor.The 150 strong crowd represented the cream of bo...

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Xcellink Sets Target Definition Study to US Military Specifications for Optimal Mobile Banking Security
LAS VEGAS, NV -- 11/19/09 -- Xcellink International Inc. (OTCBB: XCEL), a developer of patented mobile payments & banking platforms, announced today that it has set new Preliminary Target Definition Studies for the development of the Xcellink P..

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Capmark Financial Group Inc. Receives U.S. Bankruptcy Court Approval to Complete Sale of its North American Servicing and Mortgage Banking Businesses
HORSHAM, Pa. - Capmark Financial Group Inc. (Capmark) today received approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to complete the sale of its North American servicing and mortgage banking businesses to Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC (Berkadia) pursuant to the previo

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Fitch Downgrades Citizens Republic Bancorp; Outlook Negative
CHICAGO - Fitch Ratings has downgraded the long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) for Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc. (CRBC) and its principal banking subsidiaries to 'B' and 'B+', respectively. The short-term ratings of 'B' are affirmed. Fitch has affirmed the individual rating for CRBC at

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Superior Bank To Double Mortgage Banking Team
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 24 -- Superior Bank, one of Alabama's leading home mortgage lenders and the major subsidiary of Superior Bancorp (Nasdaq: SUPR) announced today that it plans to double its mortgage banking operation by adding more than 60 people to its exist...

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Aflac To Exchange Two Lloyds Banking Group Securities, Enhance Risk-Based Capital Ratio
COLUMBUS, Ga., Nov. 24 -- Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) announced today that the Lloyds Banking Group plc has accepted the exchange of two of its investment securities owned by Aflac. The exchange offer program was announced by Lloyds on November 3, 2009, and the exc...

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Pan American Bank (Los Angeles) Launches Social Media Presence
EAST LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Pan American Bank (Los Angeles) today announced that it has entered the world of social media and Web 2.0 through the launch of a blog, Facebook page and Twitter account. Pan American Bank’s social media entry enables consumers to share their banking experien

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IBM Mainframe Deployed in Namibia for the First Time
ARMONK, N.Y., Nov. 24 -- First National Bank of Namibia Ltd has selected IBM (NYSE: IBM) to help the bank localize its banking systems and operations. Under the $5 million agreement, IBM will provide FNB with two of t...

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Owners Research Group Announces Results of Investor Consensus Study for Leading Financial Institutions: BAC, C, GS, JPM, MS & WFC
NEW YORK - Owners Research Group today announced the conclusion of a first-of-its-kind survey of major shareholders of six premier U.S. banking institutions. The institutional shareholders of Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, an

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Wells Fargo Names John Manning as Head of Commercial Banking Division for Greater Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES - Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) said today it has named John Manning as head of the Commercial Banking Division for Greater Los Angeles. He succeeds Edmond Lelo, who now heads the Cross-Border Relationship Management team for the company’s International Group in Lon

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BMO Capital Markets Named the 2009 Best Bank for the Canadian Dollar by FX Week Magazine
BMO's Foreign Exchange Group consistently recognized for its leading FX capabilities TORONTO, Nov. 20 - BMO Capital Markets, the investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (TSX, NYSE: BMO), ...

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Raiffeisen International Rolling Out 30,000+ Hypercom Terminals Throughout Eastern Europe
PARIS - CARTES & IDentification 2009 – Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) today announced that Vienna-based Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG, part of RZB Group and one of Central and Eastern Europe’s leading banking groups, has selected and is deploying over

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Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida Announces Regulatory Approval of CapGen Private Placement
STUART, Fla., Nov. 25 -- Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (Nasdaq: SBCF) ("Seacoast" or the "Company"), a bank holding company whose principal subsidiary is Seacoast National Bank, today announced that CapGen Capital Grou...

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OPTIMIZERx Engages Beringea LLC as Advising Partner for Growth
ROCHESTER, MI -- 11/20/09 -- OPTIMIZERx Corporation (OTCBB: OPRX) has engaged Beringea LLC, an investment banking and private equity firm, to assist in financial planning and strategic positioning for the company's continued growth. "Beri..

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Tesco Bank Selects Fiserv Platform
BROOKFIELD, Wis. - Tesco Bank has selected Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV) and the Signature™ bank platform to provide its core banking solution. Tesco Bank is developing new products and services and needs to build the systems and infrastructure platforms to help provide these services.

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First Republic Opens West Portal Office
SAN FRANCISCO - First Republic Bank, a leading provider of private banking and wealth management services, today announced the opening of an office in the West Portal district of San Francisco. First Republic’s new location provides private banking, business bank

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Pritchard Capital Expands Research and Banking
NEW ORLEANS - Pritchard Capital Partners, LLC, announced today the addition of a new investment banker and equity research analyst to its growing organization. The addition continues to strengthen the core of the company’s expanding investment banking practice and initiates coverage

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Evergreen Energy Engages Raymond James to Remarket Buckeye Industrial Mining Co.
DENVER - Evergreen Energy Inc. (NYSE Arca: EEE), a green energy technology solutions company, announced today that it has terminated further negotiations with a potential purchaser of its Buckeye Industrial Mining Co. subsidiary. The company has engaged the Investment Banking group of

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Xcellink Defines Mobile Payments Marketplace as It Develops Applications and Rolls Out Its Patented Technology
LAS VEGAS, NV -- 11/23/09 -- Xcellink International Inc. (OTCBB: XCEL), a developer of patented mobile payments and banking platforms, today commented on the growing marketplace for its technology as it develops its applications to interface with v..

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